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  • Not Sports Related But I Think That The Meltdown Has Commenced

    Greece is burning and financially collapsing. The rest of Europe except maybe Germany at this point is hanging by a slim thread.

    The NASDAQ, I don't follow the DJIA, is down over 100 today and right now down close to 10% for the week.

    I have a feeling it is going to get really ugly and make the fall of 2008 look like a cake walk.

    I hope that I am wrong.
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    “As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”
    Quote from well known personality who led their high school team to a state championship.

  • #2
    That's why all my money is under my mattress.

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    • #3
      Arsenalist wrote: View Post
      That's why all my money is under my mattress.
      Your mattress must be pretty lumpy
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      Memories some so sweet, indeed

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      “As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”
      Quote from well known personality who led their high school team to a state championship.

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      • #4
        Pretty much a repeat of the great depression:

        Market crash.
        False recovery. Stocks rise.
        Everyone assumes the worst is over.
        Small country defaults on debt.
        Domino effect echoes around the world.

        Difference now is we have billions of dollars worth of 'quantatative easing' and prompt action, but we don't know for sure that Mr. Market isn't going to do what he has always done in the end...revert in whiplash-style to the mean.

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        • #5
          The world will have to change of how it conducts business or its back to the cave robin!

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          • #6
            I wonder how Josh Childress is doing?

            So.. is Greece the new Albania?!?!

            And with everything that's happening, slouvaki stocks are surprisingly flat. (Opa!)
            Last edited by James Ballswin (Realizar); Thu May 6, 2010, 07:11 PM.
            RR OG

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            • #7
              Arsenalist wrote: View Post
              That's why all my money is under my mattress.
              I hope that isnt true...entirely.

              The ultimate consequence if there is a meltdown will be hyper inflation which will metaphorically make the value of that cash into crud. I bet you gold went up today.

              Disclaimer: I wish I followed my own advice on financial matters in the past!

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              • #8
                Gold is now at $1,201.90 up about $4 on the day
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                Memories some so sweet, indeed

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                “As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”
                Quote from well known personality who led their high school team to a state championship.

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                • #9
                  So what you're saying is that next year at this time Hedo's contract might look like a bargain?

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                  • #10
                    Man Who Predicted 2008 Financial Crisis Says Today's Sell-off Is 'Just The Next Stage'

                    By Noel Sheppard
                    Thu, 05/06/2010 - 20:49 ET

                    The man who predicted the bursting of the housing bubble as well as 2008's economic collapse says that what happened in the markets around the world today is just the next stage in the financial crisis

                    "The first stage was this massive re-leveraging of the private sector that led to the financial crisis and which has responded now with a massive re-leveraging of public sectors with budget deficits of the order of 10 percent," Nouriel Roubini aka Dr. Doom told CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.

                    "So I think that the markets are realizing that we have socialized a lot of the private losses with unsustainable fiscal deficits."

                    He believes the bond markets in parts of Europe seriously began realizing the depth of the problem today cautioning, "And soon enough they're going to wake up in the United States" (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):
                    cont on link

                    http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sh...ust-next-stage
                    Last edited by Buddahfan; Thu May 6, 2010, 11:55 PM.
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                    “As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”
                    Quote from well known personality who led their high school team to a state championship.

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                    • #11
                      How bad will Canada feel the pinch?!

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                      • #12
                        Moody's Cuts Greece Government Ratings to Junk

                        Published: Monday, 14 Jun 2010 | 2:19 PM ET

                        By: Reuters

                        Moody's on Monday downgraded Greece government bond ratings into junk territory, citing the risks in the euro zone/IMF rescue package for the debt-laden country.

                        Moody's cut the government bond ratings of debt-laden Greece to Ba1 Monday, moving the debt one notch into junk status.
                        The agency downgraded the rating by four notches to Ba1, placing it one notch into junk status. The outlook is stable.

                        Moody's [MCO 19.91 0.23 (+1.17%) ] also downgraded Greece's short-term issuer rating to not-prime from Prime-1.

                        The rescue package "effectively eliminates any near-term risk of a liquidity-driven default and encourages the implementation of a credible, feasible, and incentive-compatible set of structural reforms, which have a high likelihood of stabilizing debt service requirements at manageable levels," said Moody's senior analyst Sarah Carlson.
                        http://www.cnbc.com/id/37689484
                        Avatar: Riverboat Coffee House 134 Yorkville Ave. billboard of upcoming entertainers - Circa 1960s

                        Memories some so sweet, indeed

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                        “As a captain, I played furiously. I drew a lot of fouls, but I brought everything I had to every practice and to every game. I left everything on the court because I simply wanted the team to win”
                        Quote from well known personality who led their high school team to a state championship.

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                        • #13
                          Bilderburg Group. Get to know.

                          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group
                          RR OG

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                          • #14
                            Royal Bank Of Scotland sent an interesting message to investors...

                            'danger is lurking out there for every investor'....

                            'the downside is crystallising. Watch out. Sell (mostly) everything.'....

                            'In a crowded hall, exit doors are small. Risks are high.'....

                            'this looks very much like 2008'

                            FYI, RBS was bailed out in 2008 by UK government. ( £45bn bailout )
                            Last edited by rocwell; Tue Jan 12, 2016, 11:26 PM.

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                            • #15
                              Arsenalist wrote: View Post
                              That's why all my money is under my mattress.
                              If what Buddahfan suggests(economic doom) actually happens you'll be able to buy a pack of tic tacs with all your money.

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